Sermons on Expectations For Clergy:

Hope For The Hurting Series

Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003

The first in a series of three sermons dealing with the hurts in life and how God expects us to handle them.

Today we are going to start a new series, a series that I have entitled Hope for the Hurting. Maybe you are thinking this morning, “Pastor James, that sounds wonderful, but right now, I’m not hurting, and I have plenty of hope.” Well, that’s great, because this message is for you, too. You see, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:1-4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Help Those Who Hurt Series

Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003

The second in a series of three sermons dealing with the hurts in life and how God expects us to handle them.

Driving through Texas, a New Yorker collided with a truck carrying a horse. A few months later he tried to collect damages for his injuries. "How can you now claim to have all these injuries?" asked the insurance company’s lawyer. "According to the police report, at the time you said you were not ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:4-7

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Power Of Prayer Series

Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 21, 2003

The Third in a series of three sermons dealing with the hurts in life and how God expects us to handle them.

Things that you hope you don’t hear while you are being operated on: Better save that; we’ll need it for the autopsy. Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what’s that? Ya’ know ... there’s big money in kidneys ... and this guy’s got two of ’em. That’s cool! Now can you make his leg ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Prepare For A Miracle

Contributed by Everett Mccoy on Jul 23, 2008

Encourages people to give God whatever they have already - and expect Him to do great things with it.

1 Then Moses answered and said, "But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ’The LORD has not appeared to you.’ " 2 So the LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" … 20 Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 4:1-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Examined Life

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 7, 2008

We need to examine our lives to see how they match up to God’s expectations of us.

I assume you’ve all heard of Socrates, the great Greek philosopher. He was sentenced to death in 399BC because he dared to criticise the immorality of Greek Society. His only defence at his trial was that he was doing Athens a great service by questioning the way they thought. When his friends ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Anglican

The Great Reversal Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 30, 2009

Amos shows that the "Day of the Lord" will be a great reversal for those who expect to be immune to God’s judgment.

Let me ask you a question: How many of you here this morning would like to win the lottery? Sounds good doesn’t it? Just go into the Circle K, buy a ticket, watch the drawing on TV and see all your numbers drawn and then all your problems are gone. Couldn’t get much better, right? That’s what ...read more

Scripture: Amos 5:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

God's Greater Grace

Contributed by Bong Baylon on May 24, 2008

Christians often fail to guard their hearts in times of greatest temptation because they are not expecting to be tempted during such occasions.

Title: God’s Greater Grace By Bong Baylon Text: James 4:11-5:6 Big Idea: When you know certain situations where your flesh can be most tempted, you can guard your heart by relying on God’s greater grace. Tagline: Guard your heart with God’s greater grace. Introduction Interest: Illus. Trying to ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Gold Standard Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 10, 2009

God doesn’t merely want to meet our expectations, God wants to raise our standards.

The Gold Standard I want to apologize if what I’m about to share is repetitious. I think my opening illustration was shared with me by our friend and Chairman of Deacons, Robert Johnson, a few months ago, but I’m not positive. Anyway, in 1900, a company called the Detroit Automobile Company ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-16

Denomination: *other

To Love My Neighbor Series

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 7, 2010

From a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith will flow the love God expects in His children.

To Love My Neighbor 07/26/09 AM Text: 1 Timothy 1:5 Introduction Read Matthew 22:36-40 We really have no problem approaching the concept of loving our Holy Father with every part of our being but it is not so easy to love our neighbor as ourselves. In his first letter to Timothy, Paul gives us ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Psalm 23:6 Part Viii "All The Days Of My Life" Series

Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 10, 2011

Expect great things to happen and have no fear in sudden disaster that you fear may overtake you.

Psalm 23:6a “Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,” Many of us have had a hard time lately. Sometimes a prolonged trial can not only sap the energy from you but it can also make you doubt God’s love for you. The Psalms are all about the proclamation of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:6

Waiting For The Messiah

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 27, 2010

Waiting is one of the hardest things we are called to do. And sometimes our expectations get skewed in the meantime.

Passage: Matthew 11:1-6 Intro: There are few things in the human experience as intense as waiting for something. 1. It seems like we spend our whole lives waiting to grow up, for our birthdays, our graduation, our marriage, our kids and our grandkids. 2. and of course, we wait in incredible ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Mount Up

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 2, 2011

God does not expect His children to be in the valley or at the tail region. Rather, He wants them to be at the top.

Beloved, our message this week focuses on the right position God wants His children to be. God does not expect His children to be in the valley or at the tail region. Rather, He wants them to be at the top. Deuteronomy chapter 32 verses 11-12 say, “As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 32:11-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Promises Are Meant To Be Kept

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Nov 5, 2012

Promises are not made to be broken. They are meant to be kept. God keeps His. He expects us to keep ours.

Promises Are Meant To Be Kept Jeremiah 42:5-6 Words come easy, often uttered without any thought or sincerity behind them. When we are faced with difficult situations or unknowns, we cry out to God saying, “God show me what I should do and no matter what I will do it.” “No matter ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 42:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

What Jesus Said About Love Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 6, 2012

This message looks at: What is Love and how does Christ expect his followers to display it?

What Jesus said about Love Last month our focus was “What Jesus Said About Money” and money is something that affects all of us in one way or another. Some of us because we have it and others of us because we don’t. And last week at the end of the series we had Step Up Sunday ...read more

Scripture: John 13:31-35

Denomination: Wesleyan

Hearing God's Voice Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Apr 10, 2008

Part 3. When we are in relationship with God we should expect to hear God speaking to us.

If we are not experiencing God’s abundant life we need to ask ourselves why? I think we can boil the problem down to one of three issues: 1) We might have a relationship problem with God. Over the last couple of weeks we have looked at the importance of knowing God, having a personal relationship ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-5

Denomination: Methodist